Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
16
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
E
15
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
37
38
49
49
86
89
87
57
55
54
51
50
49
48
48
28
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:20PM1.91m
6:41AM1.84m
7:00PM1.98m
7:24AM1.94m
7:40PM2.04m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.34m
12:49PM0.31m
1:17AM0.23m
1:32PM0.25m
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clear
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cloud
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clear
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
15
13
11
12
11
11
13
15
16
14
12
12
11
13
14
18
19
17
12
Feels °C
10
8
7
8
7
7
8
10
11
10
8
8
7
9
9
12
14
12
9
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